| Ambrose J. Russell | |
|---|---|
| Born | October 15, 1857 |
| Died | 1938 |
| Alma mater | École des Beaux-Arts |
| Work | |
| Buildings | Washington Governor's Mansion, William Ross Rust House |
Ambrose J. Russell (b. October 15, 1857 - d. 1938) was an architect in Tacoma, Washington. He was Scottish and was born in the East Indies.[1] He was trained in Paris[2] at the Ecole des Beaux Arts where he was a classmate of Bernard Maybeck.[3]
Russell trained in the United States with 19th Century Boston architect Henry Hobson Richardson.[4] Henry Rhodes had Russell and Frederick Heath design and build a house in 1901.[5]
In the Pacific Northwest Everett Phipps Babcock worked with him. Russell's projects included the Washington Governor's Mansion in Olympia and the William Ross Rust House built for smelter magnate William Rust, costing $122,500.[4] He also designed the Temple Theater, Rust Building, Perkins Building, Tacoma's armory and "many of the city's large mansions" including the Rhodes mansion.[6]
Admiral James Sargent Russell was his son.[7]
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